Optimizing Ecosystem Service Patterns with Dynamic Bayesian Networks for Sustainable Land Management Under Climate Change: A Case Study in China’s Sanjiangyuan Region
2025
Qingmin Cheng | Xiaofeng Liu | Xiaowen Han | Jiayuan Yin | Junji Li | Xue Cheng | Hucheng Li | Qinyi Huang | Yuefeng Wang | Haotian You | Zhiwei Wang | Jianjun Chen
Identifying suitable areas for ecosystem services (ES) development is essential for balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability in ecologically fragile regions. However, existing studies often neglect integrating future climate and socioeconomic drivers into ES optimization, hindering the design of robust strategies for sustainable resource management. In this study, we propose a novel framework integrating the System Dynamics (SD) model, the Patch-based Land Use Simulation (PLUS) model, the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs (InVEST) model, and the Dynamic Bayesian Network (DBN) to optimize ES patterns in the Sanjiangyuan region under three climate scenarios (SSP126, SSP245, and SSP585) from 2030 to 2060. Our results show the following: (1) Ecological land (forest) expanded by 0.86% under SSP126, but declined by 11.54% under SSP585 due to unsustainable land use intensification. (2) SSP126 emerged as the optimal scenario for ES sustainability, increasing carbon storage and sequestration, habitat quality, and water conservation by 3.2%, 1%, and 1.4%, respectively, compared to SSP585. (3) The central part of the Sanjiangyuan region, characterized by gentle topography and adequate rainfall, was identified as a priority zone for ES development. This study provides a transferable framework for aligning ecological conservation with low-carbon transitions in global biodiversity hotspots.
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